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Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Review
Bursa Malaysia Derivatives runs the world's benchmark Crude Palm Oil futures market. Malaysia's Securities Commission regulates it, but it is not a retail broker.
Min Deposit
N/A
Spreads From
Not applicable
Max Leverage
Not applicable
Platforms
N/A
Pros
- Regulated by the Securities Commission Malaysia under a co regulation model
- Its Crude Palm Oil futures contract is the world's key pricing benchmark
- Registered with the US CFTC as a Foreign Board of Trade since January 2015
- Traces back to 1980, the first futures exchange to open in Southeast Asia
Cons
- Not a retail broker, so you cannot open a trading account here directly
- Access always needs a separate licensed derivatives broker as a member
- Offers a narrower product range than giants like the CME or Eurex
- Palm oil futures pricing exposes it to volatile global commodity swings
Bursa Malaysia Derivatives traces back to 1980, when the Kuala Lumpur Commodity Exchange opened as the first futures exchange in Southeast Asia. It became part of Bursa Malaysia after that group demutualized in 2004, and now sits alongside the main equities market under the same corporate parent.
Its best known product is the Crude Palm Oil futures contract, the world's main price benchmark for palm oil since October 1980. The exchange also lists FBMKLCI stock index futures, gold futures, and USD/MYR currency futures. In January 2015, the US CFTC registered it as a Foreign Board of Trade, letting identified US participants trade on it directly.
Malaysia's Securities Commission regulates the exchange under a co regulation model, with the exchange itself acting as a front line regulator of its members. This is not a retail forex broker, so ideas like minimum deposit or leverage do not apply here. Its product range is narrower than global giants like the CME or Eurex.
Max Leverage
Not applicable
Spreads From
Not applicable
Regulators
- SC (Malaysia)
- BNM (Malaysia)
